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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Carlow entrepreneur Illann Power among latest tax defaulters list with bill of €781,000
Mr Power has been hit with a penalty of €781,061 'relating to a non-declaration of income tax' according to the tax defaulters list for the first quarter of this year. This was the lone case of a court determined penalty, which is handed down in cases 'where there is no agreement to a penalty, or a person fails to agree an agreed penalty'. Mr Power, with an address in Ballyconnell in Tullow, Co Carlow, had previously faced charges including forgery and reckless filing of company information. Details of 19 cases settled outside of court were published by Revenue on Tuesday, with the settlements in these cases totalling €6.2m. The list included Co Clare-based health and safety consultants, a Co Cavan medical practitioner and three landlords. The largest settlement was paid by Lifetime Brands Europe Limited, a household goods wholesaler with an address at The Hub, Nobel Way, Birmingham in the UK. The company had been subject to a Level 2 Risk Review for the non-declaration of Vat. The settlement paid by the company totalled €1,115,755, made up of €777,606 in tax, €104,868 in interest and €233,281 in penalties. It has since been paid in full. A total of €74,862.50 in court imposed fines was handed down across 51 cases. I&L Biosystems Ireland Limited, a laboratory equipment supplier based in Unit D6, North City Business Park, North Road, Finglas in Dublin, paid the next largest settlement of €761,677. This was made up of €529,264 in tax, €60,634 in interest and €161,779 in penalties, and has also been paid in full. Dublin 2 property development company SSC Property ICAV, with an address on Earlsfort Terrace, was found to have an under declaration of €490,926 in Vat. The total owed by the company came to more than €648,301 with the addition of penalties and interest. There were three unpaid settlements as of March 31, including €334,393 that remained unpaid by Co Limerick used car dealer Gannon Auto Limited, based at Elm Court in Ballyneety. €267,476 owed by Cavan landlord Kieran McMorrow, with an address at Apartment 2, The Plaza, College Street, also remained unpaid as of March 31. €150,371 owed by Oluwa's Medical Limited, a medical staff provider with an address at 14 Elm Road in Fota Rock, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, remained unpaid at the end of the quarter.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Carlow entrepreneur Illann Power among latest tax defaulters list with bill of €781,000
Mr Power has been hit with a penalty of €781,061 'relating to a non-declaration of income tax' according to the tax defaulters list for the first quarter of this year. This was the lone case of a court determined penalty, which is handed down in cases 'where there is no agreement to a penalty, or a person fails to agree an agreed penalty'. Mr Power, with an address in Ballyconnell in Tullow, Co Carlow, had previously faced charges including forgery and reckless filing of company information. Details of 19 cases settled outside of court were published by Revenue on Tuesday, with the settlements in these cases totalling €6.2m. The list included Co Clare-based health and safety consultants, a Co Cavan medical practitioner and three landlords. The largest settlement was paid by Lifetime Brands Europe Limited, a household goods wholesaler with an address at The Hub, Nobel Way, Birmingham in the UK. The company had been subject to a Level 2 Risk Review for the non-declaration of Vat. The settlement paid by the company totalled €1,115,755, made up of €777,606 in tax, €104,868 in interest and €233,281 in penalties. It has since been paid in full. A total of €74,862.50 in court imposed fines was handed down across 51 cases. I&L Biosystems Ireland Limited, a laboratory equipment supplier based in Unit D6, North City Business Park, North Road, Finglas in Dublin, paid the next largest settlement of €761,677. This was made up of €529,264 in tax, €60,634 in interest and €161,779 in penalties, and has also been paid in full. Dublin 2 property development company SSC Property ICAV, with an address on Earlsfort Terrace, was found to have an under declaration of €490,926 in Vat. ADVERTISEMENT The total owed by the company came to more than €648,301 with the addition of penalties and interest. There were three unpaid settlements as of March 31, including €334,393 that remained unpaid by Co Limerick used car dealer Gannon Auto Limited, based at Elm Court in Ballyneety. €267,476 owed by Cavan landlord Kieran McMorrow, with an address at Apartment 2, The Plaza, College Street, also remained unpaid as of March 31. €150,371 owed by Oluwa's Medical Limited, a medical staff provider with an address at 14 Elm Road in Fota Rock, Carrigtwohill, Co Cork, remained unpaid at the end of the quarter.
BreakingNews.ie
04-05-2025
- Business
- BreakingNews.ie
Clare direct provision firm ordered to pay €7,000 to Romanian worker racially abused in workplace
A Co Clare-based direct provision firm, which has received millions of euro in State payments for housing International Protection (IP) applicants, has been ordered to pay €7,000 compensation to a Romanian worker who was racially abused by a colleague. This follows Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) adjudicator, Úna Glazier-Farmer, ordering James White & Company UC trading as The King Thomond Hotel in the north Clare town of Lisdoonvarna to pay €7,000 to Konsuela Daradics after she was discriminated against and subjected to harassment on the grounds of race by a colleague in staff accommodation. Advertisement James White & Co UC was at the centre of controversy in 2018 when IP applicants first arrived in Lisdoonvarna. A local poll at the time showed that 197 voted 'no' to a direct provision centre in Lisdoonvarna with only 15 voting 'yes' and subsequent to the vote James White & Co entered a State contract to operate a direct provision centre at the King Thomond Hotel. Figures published by the Dept of Integration show that the company received €11.39 million (incl VAT) from 2018 to the end of 2022 for accommodating IP applicants in Lisdoonvarna. In October 2021, the company re-registered to unlimited status where it is no longer required to file its annual profits to the Companies Office. Advertisement In the case before the WRC, Ms Daradics lived in staff accommodation provided by the company for over one year and she had a good relationship with the other residents, until another employee, an Irish man, moved in. Ms Daradics told the hearing that he was intoxicated at least every second day and around June 30th, 2024, he allegedly shouted at her, saying, 'Go back to your f**king country, you f**king Romanians.' In her findings, Ms Glazier Farmer stated that the incident of racial harassment experienced by Ms Daradics in a setting where she was entitled to feel safe and secure, is unacceptable. Ms Glazier Farmer stated that it was Ms Daradics's unchallenged evidence that the workplace and associated staff accommodation comprised individuals of various nationalities, and that relations among staff were generally positive. Advertisement However, Ms Glazier Farmer stated that the firm failed to provide adequate training or to communicate effective policies and procedures in respect of bullying, harassment, and sexual harassment. She said that this failure extended not only to the workplace but also to the staff accommodation, which was under the company's direct control and formed part of Ms Daradics's terms and conditions of employment. In light of this, Ms Glazier Farmer found that the company's omissions contributed to Ms Daradics being subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race. Ms Glazier Farmer stated that she further noted with concern the submissions made at the commencement of the James White & Co UC's case, wherein it was asserted that the matter involved a 'minor infringement,' was 'nothing serious,' and amounted to a 'frivolous and vexatious' complaint. Advertisement She said that these remarks 'are inappropriate, particularly given the undisputed evidence of racist comments having been made in accommodation provided by the company as part of Ms Daradics's employment package. Ms Glazier Farmer also stated that 'it is incumbent upon representatives not to mislead or diminish the substance of a complaint, particularly where such assertions are not supported by their client's own evidence'. It is accepted, Ms Glazier Farmer said, that an assistant manager took informal steps to investigate the allegation, although this process was not concluded. Ireland HSA urges quad bike users to exercise caution foll... Read More Ms Glazier Farmer stated that it is not accepted that Ms Daradics's early departure from her employment resolved the issue. During her time of employment, Ms Daradics earned €412.75 per week and worked 25 hours per week. Advertisement Ms Glazier Farmer said: "Despite the seriousness of the allegation being acknowledged, there is no evidence of any follow-up action taken by the Respondent to ensure that all employees were made aware of their obligations under the Employment Equality legislation, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.' At hearing, it was also submitted on behalf of James White UC that no official complaint was made, and that there was no need for an investigation. Assistant Manager, Jessica Bane gave evidence that racism would not be tolerated and that the matter was taken seriously.
Irish Times
26-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Times
Fáilte Ireland pays digital consultants €17.5m over four years
State tourism agency Fáilte Ireland paid consultants €17.5 million over the last four years to run a scheme meant to boost visitor attractions' online ticket sales. The Republic's national tourism development authority launched a programme, Digital that Delivers, in 2021 to aid businesses in maximising online sales. By the end of last year, Fáilte Ireland had paid one consultants' firm – Shannon, Co Clare-based Core Optimisation – €17.5 million since the programme's launch, internal figures show. Total spending under the Digital that Delivers programme came to around €24 million. The authority distributed the balance, €6.6 million, in grants to 440 organisations and tourist attractions around the Republic, according to the same figures. READ MORE Fáilte Ireland confirmed that it had paid Core Optimisation €17.5 million – including VAT – up to the end of last year. Excluding the sales tax, the total was €14.2 million. Responses to queries about the digital programme indicated that Core Optimisation could be in line for further payouts under its contract with the State body. Fáilte Ireland originally hired the business as the programme's project manager following a tendering process in May 2021 in a deal worth €6 million, according to the tourist development authority. Core Optimisation was successful with a second bid to manage the programme in March 2023 in a tender that Fáilte Ireland says was worth €25 million. The Shannon-based company subcontracted out some of the work to Manchester firm CTConsults and Dublin business RazorSpire, which was formerly known as RazorSocial. CT received €2.945 million and Razor €2.645 million, both excluding VAT. Run by chief executive Paul Kelly, Fáilte Ireland employs 450 people. Its role is to market the Republic as a holiday destination and to support tourism businesses. A spokeswoman explained that it did not have the expertise needed to run the Digital that Delivers programme. The authority said in a statement that its research had identified that many of the Republic's 1,400 tourist attractions, activities and tours lagged European rivals' in online sales, leading to 'lost opportunities'. Most of the businesses concerned were small and did not have the skills or cash needed to improve their websites or online booking systems. The authority developed a programme that provided one-to-one guidance in improving websites, booking and marketing. It says that it hired Core Optimisation through the tendering process to provide this. [ RDS appoints Fáilte Ireland chief Paul Kelly as its new CEO Opens in new window ] Fáilte Ireland maintains that the 236 businesses that have taken part to date have increased sales by up to 10 per cent. Another 336 are still in the programme. Caroline Dunlea, chief executive, and David Brett, chief operating officer, own Core Optimisation through its parent, The Results Agency Ltd. Accounts filed by the firm show that its profit increased to €535,345 in 2021, the year it won the first Digital that Delivers tender, from €178,743 in 2020. It grew staff to 27 from 17. By 2023, staff numbers had grown to 41. Profit for that financial year slipped to €6,282 from €269,604. Core Optimisation had not responded to a request for comment by the time of going to press.
